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The Top 50 Minnesota Vikings are now up!
Dec 13, 2016
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Yes, we know this is a very slow process!
We have another Top 50 All Time to announce and we have returned to the National Football League, specifically the NFC North, where we tackled the monstrous legacy of the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions previously. This time we look at their division rival, the Minnesota Vikings.
Minnesota went to four Super Bowls in the 1970’s, all in losing efforts, but to get to that many title games you know that team was loaded with talent in that era. Not surprisingly, that is where many of our Top 50 come from.
This was a very hard process for us, perhaps the hardest one to date!
The entire list begins here:
We invite you to click through to see where Fran Tarkenton, Adrian Petersen, Cris Carter, Alan Page and Randy Moss are, but we will tell you who we ranked #1, and we know it will shock you a little.
It is Hall of Famer, Carl Eller.
We bet while you weren’t expecting that one, were you?
This list is up to the end of the 2015 Season.
We look forward to your feedback and remember the intent is to change this annually, so your opinions and comments do matter!
We have another Top 50 All Time to announce and we have returned to the National Football League, specifically the NFC North, where we tackled the monstrous legacy of the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions previously. This time we look at their division rival, the Minnesota Vikings.
Minnesota went to four Super Bowls in the 1970’s, all in losing efforts, but to get to that many title games you know that team was loaded with talent in that era. Not surprisingly, that is where many of our Top 50 come from.
This was a very hard process for us, perhaps the hardest one to date!
The entire list begins here:
We invite you to click through to see where Fran Tarkenton, Adrian Petersen, Cris Carter, Alan Page and Randy Moss are, but we will tell you who we ranked #1, and we know it will shock you a little.
It is Hall of Famer, Carl Eller.
We bet while you weren’t expecting that one, were you?
This list is up to the end of the 2015 Season.
We look forward to your feedback and remember the intent is to change this annually, so your opinions and comments do matter!
The #2 of Derek Jeter will be retired.
Dec 08, 2016
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As we move onward and upward in our slow trudge to naming all of the Top 50 players from the North American “Big Four”, our eventual follow up will be the look at how those organizations honor their former players and executives.
As such it is news to us (somewhat big actually, though completely expected) that the New York Yankees will formally retire the number #2 of their eventual first ballot Hall of Fame infielder, Derek Jeter on May 14, their Mother’s Day home game against the Houston Astros.
Going through the accomplishments of Jeter would be exhausting, but just to recap the tip of his iceberg, he is a member of the 3,000 Hit Club, a five time World Series Champion and a fourteen time All Star
Twenty-one former Yankees have had their number retired, and the retirement of #2 mans that their can never be another New York Yankee who will wear a single digit number as all of the others have been retired.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Derek Jeter for this much deserved honor and the Yankees for doing this is an appropriately timed fashion.
As such it is news to us (somewhat big actually, though completely expected) that the New York Yankees will formally retire the number #2 of their eventual first ballot Hall of Fame infielder, Derek Jeter on May 14, their Mother’s Day home game against the Houston Astros.
Going through the accomplishments of Jeter would be exhausting, but just to recap the tip of his iceberg, he is a member of the 3,000 Hit Club, a five time World Series Champion and a fourteen time All Star
Twenty-one former Yankees have had their number retired, and the retirement of #2 mans that their can never be another New York Yankee who will wear a single digit number as all of the others have been retired.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Derek Jeter for this much deserved honor and the Yankees for doing this is an appropriately timed fashion.
Bill King to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame
Dec 08, 2016
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We have another entrant in to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Annually, the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award gains entry into Cooperstown. This year, it is the late Bill King, who was the voice of the Oakland Athletics for years.
King, who had been a finalist six times, also served as the play-by-play voice for the Oakland Raiders and the Golden State Warriors. Basically, he was the voice of the city of Oakland.
The Athletics job was his third major role in the city, taking over the full radio broadcasting duties in 1981. It was his voice that called the A’s World Series win in 1988 and his “Holy Toledo” catch phrase rang throughout the Bay Area.
This is a posthumous induction as King passed away in 2005.
Annually, the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award gains entry into Cooperstown. This year, it is the late Bill King, who was the voice of the Oakland Athletics for years.
King, who had been a finalist six times, also served as the play-by-play voice for the Oakland Raiders and the Golden State Warriors. Basically, he was the voice of the city of Oakland.
The Athletics job was his third major role in the city, taking over the full radio broadcasting duties in 1981. It was his voice that called the A’s World Series win in 1988 and his “Holy Toledo” catch phrase rang throughout the Bay Area.
This is a posthumous induction as King passed away in 2005.
Evander Holyfield to headline the International Boxing HOF Class of 2017
Dec 06, 2016
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The International Boxing Hall of Fame has just announced their 2017 nine-member class, of which former World Heavyweight Champion, Evander Holyfield is the undisputed headliner.
A Bronze Medalist in the Light Heavyweight division at the 1984 Olympics, Holyfield would move up to the Cruiserweight division and defeated Dwight Muhammad Qawi for the WBA Championship and would later unify the division with wins over Ricky Parkey (WBC) and Carlos De Leon (IBF). This was an incredible accomplishment, but Holyfield had his sights set at the sport’s biggest prize, the Heavyweight Title.
Following wins over Heavyweight contenders, Pinklon Thomas, James Tillis, Michael Dokes and Alex Stewart, Holyfield would receive the first World Heavyweight Title shot against James “Buster” Douglas, who shocked the world by defeating Mike Tyson by Knockout in Japan. Holyfield would dispense of Douglas in quick fashion, winning the World Heavyweight Title in 1990. He would subsequently make successful title defenses against George Foreman, Bert Cooper and Larry Holmes but he would be beat by Riddick Bowe in 1992, a title he would regain one year later, though only to lose it to Michael Moorer in his first defense.
Holyfield would retire due to a heart issue, though would return to have a very successful 1996, one that would culminate in the ling awaited fight with Mike Tyson, who had won the WBA World Championship. In the anticipated fight, Holyfield would win his third Heavyweight Title by KO in the 11th, and would defeat Tyson by DQ in the rematch when Tyson notoriously gave up and bit a chunk of the champion’s ear off.
Holyfield would win the title for a fourth time, making him the divisions only four time champion.
He retired with a record of 44-10-2-1 with 29 Knockouts.
Mexican fighter, Marco Antonio Barrea will be joining Holyfield. Barrea was a champion in three divisions. Barrea was the WBO Super Bantamweight Champion three times, the WBC Super Featherweight Title and the IBF Super Featherweight Title. Perhaps most notably, he was the Lineal Featherweight Title from 2001 to 2003. He retired with a 67-7-0-1 record with 44 Knockouts.
The late Johnny Tapia will also be inducted. The native of Albuquerque, New Mexico would win five titles, the WBO Super Flyweight, IBF Super Flyweight, WBA Bantamweight, WBO Bantamweight and IBF Featherweight. He would have a 5905-2 record with 30 Knockouts.
They will be joined by:
Johnny Lewis, an Australian trainer who worked with six champions, most notably Jeff Fenech and Kostya Tszyu.
Jerry Roth, a judge.
Steve Farhood, a journalist and broadcaster.
Barry Tompkins, a broadcaster.
Eddie Booker, an African-American boxer who due to his race often struggled to find an opponent. He competed in the Heavyweight division during the 1930’s and 1940’s and had a record of 66-5-8.
Jimmy Lennon Sr., a ring announcer for years who also announced for Professional Wrestling. He also appeared in multiple movies. He passed away in 1992.
The official induction will take place on June 11 in Canastota, New York.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the latest class.
A Bronze Medalist in the Light Heavyweight division at the 1984 Olympics, Holyfield would move up to the Cruiserweight division and defeated Dwight Muhammad Qawi for the WBA Championship and would later unify the division with wins over Ricky Parkey (WBC) and Carlos De Leon (IBF). This was an incredible accomplishment, but Holyfield had his sights set at the sport’s biggest prize, the Heavyweight Title.
Following wins over Heavyweight contenders, Pinklon Thomas, James Tillis, Michael Dokes and Alex Stewart, Holyfield would receive the first World Heavyweight Title shot against James “Buster” Douglas, who shocked the world by defeating Mike Tyson by Knockout in Japan. Holyfield would dispense of Douglas in quick fashion, winning the World Heavyweight Title in 1990. He would subsequently make successful title defenses against George Foreman, Bert Cooper and Larry Holmes but he would be beat by Riddick Bowe in 1992, a title he would regain one year later, though only to lose it to Michael Moorer in his first defense.
Holyfield would retire due to a heart issue, though would return to have a very successful 1996, one that would culminate in the ling awaited fight with Mike Tyson, who had won the WBA World Championship. In the anticipated fight, Holyfield would win his third Heavyweight Title by KO in the 11th, and would defeat Tyson by DQ in the rematch when Tyson notoriously gave up and bit a chunk of the champion’s ear off.
Holyfield would win the title for a fourth time, making him the divisions only four time champion.
He retired with a record of 44-10-2-1 with 29 Knockouts.
Mexican fighter, Marco Antonio Barrea will be joining Holyfield. Barrea was a champion in three divisions. Barrea was the WBO Super Bantamweight Champion three times, the WBC Super Featherweight Title and the IBF Super Featherweight Title. Perhaps most notably, he was the Lineal Featherweight Title from 2001 to 2003. He retired with a 67-7-0-1 record with 44 Knockouts.
The late Johnny Tapia will also be inducted. The native of Albuquerque, New Mexico would win five titles, the WBO Super Flyweight, IBF Super Flyweight, WBA Bantamweight, WBO Bantamweight and IBF Featherweight. He would have a 5905-2 record with 30 Knockouts.
They will be joined by:
Johnny Lewis, an Australian trainer who worked with six champions, most notably Jeff Fenech and Kostya Tszyu.
Jerry Roth, a judge.
Steve Farhood, a journalist and broadcaster.
Barry Tompkins, a broadcaster.
Eddie Booker, an African-American boxer who due to his race often struggled to find an opponent. He competed in the Heavyweight division during the 1930’s and 1940’s and had a record of 66-5-8.
Jimmy Lennon Sr., a ring announcer for years who also announced for Professional Wrestling. He also appeared in multiple movies. He passed away in 1992.
The official induction will take place on June 11 in Canastota, New York.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the latest class.